A Raadha Kalpa Production
An Aim for Seva Initiative
"Prabhavati" is a classical dance theater production, by Raadha Kalpa dance company. The story is adapted from the 16th century telugu novel, "Prabhavati Pradyumnam" by Pingali Suranna.
The love story of Prabhavati and Pradyumna is told, using Bharatanatyam and Indian classical dance theater.
Prabhavati, like her name suggested, had luminous beauty. Born to the powerful asura, Vajranabha, she grew up amidst the asuras. But Prabhavati was different from her clan. She didn't approve of asuraic ways and had a kind heart. When the time came for her to find a suitor, she turned down all that came to her.
One night, in her dream, Parvati devi appears and hands her a picture of a man, and foretells her marriage to the man in the painting. When Prabhavati awakes and finds the scroll next to her, she is confused as to whether the Devi really appeared or if it was just a dream. She falls in love with the beautiful painting of the handsome man depicted in the scroll, without ever seeing him.
Prabhavati's father, Vajranabha, through immense penance obtains a boon from Brahma that makes his city impenetrable. His grows drunk with power and attacks Indra the king of the Gods. Indra seeks Krishna's help to overthrow Vajranabha, and Krishna comes up with a witty plan.
Pradyumna the son of Krishna had grown strong and valorous and was a handsome prince. Prabhavati on the other hand was destined to marry Pradyumna. They just had to be joined together, and the defeat of Vajranabha would be inevitable at the hands of Pradyumna. So Krishna and Indra conspire to send the celestial geese, led by the witty Suchimukhi into Vajrapuri, the kingdom of Vajranabha, to facilitate this plan.
The Story unfolds to tell how this union happened and the tale of the victory of Pradyumna over the evil Vajranabha.
Script, Choreography, Direction, Costumes
Rukmini Vijayakumar
Music:
Tirumale Srinivas
Lyrics
Shataavadani Dr. R Ganesh
Lighting Design
Arun Murthy
Dancers
Rukmini Vijayakumar
Raam Kumar
Sneha Devanandan
Pavitra Bhat
Surabhi Bharadwaj
Matangi Prasan
Suhail Bhan
Vanitha MD
Masks and Props
Basavaraju
Photography
Abhinay Omkar
Narayanan Vinoba (Poster)
Videography
Studio 33
Music:
Prabhat Studios
Musical Ensemble
Vocals: Divya Raghavan ( Suchimukhi)
Vocals: Preethi Maheshwar (Prabhavati)
Vocals: Balasubramanya Sharma (Male leads)
Jathi Composition: G Gurumurthy ( Devi piece, Kalari Solo, Rakshasa Jathi)
Mridangam: G Gurumurthy
Flute: Mahesh Swamy
Drum Pad and effects: Pramath Kiran
Violin: Srinidhi
Tabla: Uday Karpur
Sitar: Suma Rani
Veena: Manjula
Guitar: Vasu
Voices:
Prabhavati/ Suchimukhi: Rukmini Vijayakumar
Pradyumna: Rohan Menon
Vajranabha: Ramone Prem Menon
Indra/ Narration: Karn Malhotra
Sakhi: Divya Raghavan
Poster Design/ Print design:
Varnila Design and Print
16 окт 2024
